Senior Copywriter - Social

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$100K/yr – $130K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own the ideation and production of social-first content, from concepts and copy to hands-on shooting and editing, while collaborating across disciplines to solve problems with culture-aware, real-time ideas.

  • Lead social-first copy and concepts
  • Shoot, edit, and produce short-form video and assets
  • Collaborate with Art Director and cross-discipline teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Come up with ideas. All. Day. Long.
  • Write social-first concepts and copy that earn attention in the feed, from captions and scripts to hooks, series formats, and community voice
  • Get hands-on making content: shooting, editing, and producing short-form video, stills, and other social-native assets, from quick-turn reactive posts to polished campaign pieces
  • Participate in content ideation for marketing campaigns, leveraging an understanding of audiences, channel strategies, and social trends
  • Work directly with an Art Director partner and collaborate fiercely with every other discipline in the shop
  • Brainstorm with insight and empathy to solve problems in awesome, sometimes hilarious, compelling ways
  • Spot and act on culture in real time, curating the videos, stories, and memes that are about to become part of the conversation in a big way
  • Maintain awareness of the Recently Possible and look for opportunities to innovate and bring big brand ideas to life in new ways

Requirements

  • 5-7+ years of copywriting experience, preferably across different agency backgrounds
  • Portfolio demonstrating social-first copy and concepting, plus content you’ve personally created or produced
  • Hands-on content creation skills (shooting, editing, motion, or similar) and comfort with mobile-first production tools
  • Deep understanding of all major social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, etc.) as well as smaller and emerging ones, including what makes content perform on each
  • A passion for digital culture and inventing solutions to tomorrow’s challenges today
  • Exceptional writing and presentation abilities
  • The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across disciplines
  • Familiarity with AP style
  • Must be 21+ and comfortable working on and around alcohol brands and events.

Preferred

  • Experience in liquor and spirits, beer, wine, or adjacent alcohol categories preferred, including familiarity with the regulatory and platform guidelines that come with responsible alcohol marketing.
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Big Spaceship

We're a creative company built for exploration. And we've been doing it for 25 years. We explore new creative territory and new ways of working. Fluent in culture and powered by tech. We deliver integrated work and native storytelling at scale.

Founded in 2000
New York, New York, USA
169 employees (54 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$100K/yr – $130K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

The middle of this range ($115K) is 20% above the median base salary for Senior Copywriter roles in the United States ($96K).

Senior Copywriter median pay in the United States

$96K/yr

Most pay falls between $88K and $103K. Based on 207 salaries.

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Senior Copywriter - Social

Big Spaceship · New York City, NY · Hybrid